Interdisciplinary. Community. Advocacy. Humor.
The Association for Contemporary Jewellery is devoted to the promotion, representation, understanding and development of contemporary jewellery in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Website: http://www.acj.org.uk/
Location: UK
Members: 67
Latest Activity: Oct 11, 2020
is devoted to the promotion, representation, understanding and development of contemporary jewellery in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Founded as a membership association in 1997 and registered as a Limited Company in 2006, it recognises a need to foster discussion, debate and critical review and interaction amongst its members. To this end we organise conferences, lectures, seminars, workshops and an annual general meeting for our members. Our regular newsletter, findings, features reviews, information, comment, book offers and discounts and is of benefit to both our members and the wider public. We also produce a monthly e-bulletin featuring news and opportunities.
We welcome as members practising jewellers, associated designers and crafts people, educators, students, gallery owners and retailers, museum curators, critics and collectors - indeed, anyone with an interest in contemporary jewellery.
The Association for Contemporary Jewellery
PO Box 37807 London SE23 1XJ United Kingdom
Telephone: + 00 44 (0)20 8291 4201
Fax: + 00 44 (0)20 8291 4452
Email: enquiries@acj.org.uk
WHAT WE DO
• promote greater understanding of contemporary jewellery
• support jewellers’ creative and professional development
• develop audiences for this lively field of contemporary craft and design
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Dear All Members, Followers and Likers of our Network pages.We are currently streamlining our pages at the moment and have found that fewer people are now following and using twitter and crafthaus to find out about jewellery events, exhibitions, opportunities, seeing new work and generally chatting about jewellery.If you use these, please head over to our other pages on other platforms: -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Association.Contemporary.Jewellery/Linkedin Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3628898/Linkedin Business page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/association-for-contemporary-jewellery-limitedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acj.org.uk/and of course, our main website…Continue
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Image: Silver Beaker by Nan Nan Liu
GOLDSMITHS’ FAIR PREVIEW TALK
Admission Free
Wed 22 July 12.30 -1.30pm
With Goldsmiths’ Fair just a few months away (22 September – 4 October), we’ve invited jeweller Lucy Martin and silversmith Nan Nan Liu to give a sneak preview of their latest work and discuss their designs. RSVP to reserve a place: T: 020 7606 7010
E: fair@thegoldsmiths.co.uk
W: goldsmithfair.co.uk
CELEBRATING SILVER: A GOLDSMITHS’ FAIR PREVIEW
Admission Free 29 June – 25 July
Mappin & Webb
132 Regent Street
London W1B 5SF
To celebrate its 240th Anniversary, Mappin & Webb are hosting an exclusive preview of contemporary silver from the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Fair. Featuring the work of 13 silversmiths, this unique retail event is a new collaboration between Mappin & Webb, the Goldsmiths’ Company and Contemporary British Silversmiths. W:mappinandwebb.com
@Mappin_and_Webb
John Love Celebrates 40 Year's Service
Image: John Love (left) with Deputy Warden, Dr Robert Organ (right) after hallmarking the Olympic metals
John Love, our Superintendent Assayer, joined in 1975 as a young apprentice, learning all the skills of production; from sampling, to press-marking and hand-marking.
During his Apprenticeship he was involved in the vast quantity of work submitted to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. During this year, the assay office received 60,000 articles on a daily basis, which brought new challenges and pressures to the production floor. John recalls this was a great learning experience for him, and the additional skills he gained set him up for the beginning of his career.
After his Apprenticeship, John worked as hand-marker in the Foreign Department in our Elliot House site. He later assisted the move back to Goldsmiths' Hall and became Assistant Manager of this department (later re-named the Gold Department). After progressing further to Manager of the Silver Department, he was promoted 8 years ago to Superintendent Assayer, second in command to the Deputy Warden.
Completing 40 years is rare in this modern environment, but John's commitment during this time has been exemplary. It is a tremendous achievement of dedication to the Company and hallmarking in general.
Well done, John!
In the Spotlight: Meet the Team
To celebrate John's 40th anniversary at our assay office, we decided to interview him for this month's meet the team feature.
Describe a typical day as Superintendant Assayer
At the assay office we provide a service of quality and integrity, which is something I feel very passionate about. My main responsibility is to maintain this service throughout each working day, which gives me the daily drive to do the best job I can.
What has been your most memorable moment? (you can mention more than one!)
Two things really. Firstly, the day I became the Superintendent Assayer, which is an historical position within the Company that dates back to 1478. As far as I know, no one previously has ever reached this position starting at bench level. Secondly, my son Daniel becoming an apprentice engineer here, following on the Love tradition within the Company.
To date, what has been your biggest achievement?
Becoming a Liveryman of this Company. Dad would have been proud if he were still around to know that from humble beginnings as a London Docker's son, I am where I am today.
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Open Studios on the 20th & 21st of June at the Chocolate Factory N16 11am-6pm. We're also open for an evening event on the 19th June 6.30-9pm with a bar and fun in the central courtyard.
The Chocolate Factory is full of fantastic ceramics, painting, print-making and textiles. I'll be showing and selling my jewellery, with lots of new necklaces and earrings for the summer. Pop by and say hello! http://www.chocolatefactoryn16.com/?utm_source=Lina+Peterson+Newsle...
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